Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Tues. Jan. 14,St. Louis Community Service Public Relations Council lunch meeting (11:30-1: 15) "Best Practices for Building & Managing Young Professionals Groups." Lauren Kistner of COCA, will share some ins and outs of size and structure, leadership, staffing, dues, benefits and more. $40 for nonmembers, includes lunch, Sheraton Claton Plaza Hotel, Sign up at www.csprc.org

(And check out a copy of Cause
for Change : the why and how of nonprofit millennial engagement by Kari
Dunn Saratovsky & Derrick Feldman, Call # Grants 658.301 here at the G&FC.)

Monday, December 30, 2013

Deadline for application draft reviews for arts education, dance, folk arts, minority arts, theater and visual arts 2015 grants from the Missouri Arts Council is Jan. 27 2014 and you have to create a new profile. Take a look at MAC's new Grants Online System and guidelines at Missouri Arts Council!

Friday, December 27, 2013

Nonprofit Services Center (note the revised tagline--"Capacity for Change") recently announced a great new calendar of workshops to help St. Louis nonprofit professionals build that capacity. Go to NSC 2014 Training -1st Quarter and click on the Register NOW! button to get details and the (imho) reasonable pricing for each session.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Area nonprofit professionals and board members are invited
to attend a brief update event from Nonprofit Missouri on governmental and regulatory
issues affecting the nonprofit sector on the national and state levels here at Central Library Weds. Feb. 5, from 4-5:30 pm. The program will also include:

An overview of how nonprofits can and cannot
advocate,

A panel featuring a nonprofit professional whose
agency advocates, a funder who supports advocacy and a legislator on the
receiving side of advocacy efforts

Information on how to participate in Nonprofit Missouri's
annual Nonprofit Advocacy Day Feb. 19, 2014, in Jefferson City

Both this event and Nonprofit Advocacy Day are open to both
members and nonmembers of Nonprofit Missouri, the statewide association to
advocate, promote and support our state's nonprofits. Docent-led tours of the St. Louis
Public Library’s recently renovated Central building will be available at the
meeting which is cosponsored by Nonprofit Missouri and the Grants &
Foundation Center at Central Library. Visit
Nonprofit Missouri's website atwww.nonprofitmissouri.org and
click the banner link to
register.

Sue
Greenberg of VLAA will present and discuss her list of Top 10 Books about the legal and business
aspects of promoting your visual work,

G&FC librarian Kim Parks will show how to quickly search for Foundation Grants to Individuals on the Foundation Center database and also distribute a list of free websites offering funding opportunities and info to individual artists,

Fine arts subject specialist Mary Frechette
will discuss the range of arts marketing resources available in the visual arts
collection at Central,

Andrea Johnson, Creative Experience
specialist, will demonstrate how to use Adobe
Creative Suite 6, and how to access the normally proprietary tutorials available
free in the Creative Experience through Lynda.com.

Artists may also
bring their own laptops to display their screens on the room’s large
screen monitors.

Monday, December 9, 2013

Fundraising guru Jim Greenfield will describe how "Accountability & Ethics Can Make or Break Your Organization" in a live webinar made available at your desk or with others at Spencer Rd. branch library in St. Peters on Weds. Dec. 18 from 12-1:30, at a cost of $5 for members and $20 for nonmembers. The webinar offers 1.5 CFRE continuing education points. Greenfield's books on fundraising management are classics in the field. Register at AFP St. Louis

G&FC EVENTS CALENDAR

All events take place at the Central Library. There is no fee but preregistration is requested, so e-mail kparks@slpl.org or phone 314-539-0357 to sign up or ask about free parking.

Weds. March 11, 11-1, FC Webinar & Networking:"How to Ask Individuals for Money,"Bring your lunch and join other interested fundraisers to view and discuss this Foundation Center recorded webinar. Laurene Francois of the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training, will go over specific language to use to make a strong ask and how to avoid some common mistakes. rm 2.6

>>>Mon., March 30th, noon-12:30,5th Mon. Meetup--Get to Know the GFC,Come for an orientation tour and find out how we can help you in your philanthropic & fundraising research, March 5-minute focus: "Prospect Research" Meet @ 2nd fl. Social Sciences Rm. desk.

Weds. April 8 1-2:30 Introduction to Fundraising Planning Foundation Center FIN Services Specialist Kief Shladweiler will describe the basic planning process for growing and diversifying your nonprofit's financial support. If you've never fully developed a fundraising plan or calendar, this session will help you strategically think through the components to come up with the best plan for you. Kief will also answer questions about Foundation Center grantseeker resources and research. 2nd fl. training rm.

4. ParkPacific Building Garage across from Central Library at 1226 Olive Street ($2.00 for the first hour and $1.00 every hour after — up to $12.00/day)

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